Tokyo stocks ended flat Wednesday with the Nikkei 225 ending up just 0.01%. Nozomu Kitadai from The Nikkei has the details.

The UK unemployment situation "is clearly deteriorating much less slowly than it was and that indicates that the downturn is perhaps over," Trevor Williams from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets told CNBC Wednesday.

“Our clients really have been adding to their positions since the beginning of this year,” Edith Thouin from ABN Amro Private Banking told CNBC Wednesday. At the moment, there is “a focus of large-cap equities because they are the main beneficiaries of what’s happening now,” she said. Manpreet Gill from Barclays Wealth joined the discussion.

"There are green shoots in the economy, but we need some water," Joe Clark, founder & CIO of Financial Enhancement Group, told CNBC when considering the outlook for the US economy and stock market Tuesday.

Stock investors should "be ready to move quick," as the outlook remains uncertain, Joe Clark, founder & CIO of Financial Enhancement Group, told CNBC Tuesday. "You have to err on the side of caution right now," he said.

The IEA said the world must spend $26 trillion to meet expected energy demand to 2030 at its annual World Energy Outlook conference. Andy Hartwill from Quasar told CNBC with the supply and demand issue in the oil market, we'll see $100 oil again. "Enjoy the rally while it lasts," he advised when investing in stocks.

German investor confidence fell for the second consecutive month in November, dropping to its lowest level in four months, the ZEW survey showed Tuesday. Matthias Kohler from ZEW told CNBC the fall was based on mixed economic data out of the country for the month.

Tokyo stocks continued to rise Tuesday but gains were capped when the Nikkei 225 Average approached the 10,000 mark. The key Japanese index closed 0.6% higher. The Nikkei's Nozomu Kitadai has the details.

Yahoo is done with its cost-cutting program and is now hiring, Chief Executive Carol Bartz told CNBC Tuesday. "We're not in cost-cutting mode… we're actually hiring. We're expanding as a company," Bartz said.

The UK's trade deficit widened to an eight-month high in September as the number of imported cars rose sharply. Neil MacKinnon from VTB Capital spoke to CNBC about the outlook for the UK and sterling.

The S&P 500 will likely rise toward 1,121 points, but could be due a correction after that because a recovery in the US economy is still not certain, Christian Blaabjerg from Saxo Bank told CNBC Tuesday. Enzio von Pfeil from EconomicClock.com joined the discussion.

"People have been waiting for a dip to get long these markets," Piers Curran from Amplify Trading told CNBC Monday. Last week's dip in stocks was probably the last opportunity for investors to get in before the end of the year, he added.